Rhode Island

Rhode Island Gov.-elect Gina Raimondo will nominate former Newark, N.J. operative Stefan Pryor to be commerce secretary subject to state Senate confirmation.

Rhode Island leaders mourn the passing of Lila Sapinsley, a former state senator praised as a trailblazer for political women that state.

Rhode Island Gov.-elect Gina Raimondo named Stephen Neuman, a key operative for Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, as her chief of staff.

A jury trial is scheduled in the challenge to Rhode Island's landmark pension overhaul law, and a citizen jury represents a wild card in the case, say legal experts.

The pending bankruptcy of the Central Coventry, R.I., Fire District has magnified debate about duplication and accountability within these jurisdictions.

The Central Coventry, R.I., Fire District appears headed for bankruptcy court after state officials and the local union remained stalled over cost concessions.

Rhode Island has repaid funds the state borrowed to cover unemployment insurance benefit payments, Gov. Lincoln Chafee announced in Cranston on Nov. 10.

Gina Raimondo, who as state general treasurer championed a landmark public-pension overhaul law, became Rhode Island's first female governor Tuesday night.

Rhode Island priced a $162 million general obligation bond refinancing. The final net present value savings was $16.17 million, according to the office of General Treasurer Gina Raimondo.

After Moody's revised Rhode Island's outlook to stable from negative, Gov. Lincoln Chafee said the state is headed in the right direction.

Moody's Investors Service late Monday revised its outlook on Rhode Island to stable from negative and affirmed its Aa2 general obligation rating.

Rhode Island Secretary of State Ralph Mollis intends to seek a steeper fine, if one is warranted, against a lawyer accused of wrongly lobbying for the 38 Studios financing bill.

Rhode Island and capital city Providence have received federal TIGER grants transportation-related improvement projects.

In Rhode Island, state Treasurer Gina Raimondo and Cranston Mayor Allan Fung will face off for governor after winning primaries on a day that also featured primaries in Massachusetts and New York.

Oppenheimer is set to return to court on Wednesday afternoon to defend a motion to add to the list of defendants in its complaint against the Rhode Island Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation.

Rhode Island ended fiscal 2014 with a $68 million general fund surplus, said Gov. Lincoln Chafee.

General Treasurer Gina Raimondo has moved ahead of Providence Mayor Angel Taveras in the Democratic primary for Rhode Island governor, according to a poll.

Roger Williams University trustees have authorized negotiations to lease the former 38 Studios office for its own downtown Providence expansion.

A Rhode Island Superior Court judge will hear a petition by bondholders to oppose receivership for Wyatt Detention Center in Central Falls, saying the city is using the process to cram them down.

Keith Stokes, the former executive director of the Rhode Island Economic Development Corp. has withdrawn from a lawsuit against the agency's former lawyer and bond counsel over the 38 Studios fiasco.